claybill Posted September 28, 2009 Report Posted September 28, 2009 i just visited a plymouth street rod friend.. he had put spacers in the rear of the hood , making a 1/2 inch or so gap along the rear facing the windshield. he said it pulled lots of hot air that otherwise wouldnt flow under and out...also kept his windshield warm. so it doesnt fit tight agaiinst the cowl lacing, but you could barely see it. i wonder..??!! maybe a good idea. interesting what creative things folks will do.! bill Quote
Normspeed Posted September 28, 2009 Report Posted September 28, 2009 An old trick on the souped up VW bugs. Could help me with my boiling carb issue. The other solution might be louvers, but I don't want to mess up the paintbrush strokes on my hood. Quote
RobertKB Posted September 29, 2009 Report Posted September 29, 2009 An old trick on the souped up VW bugs. Could help me with my boiling carb issue. The other solution might be louvers, but I don't want to mess up the paintbrush strokes on my hood. The idea is good but don't go with the louvres on the hood. They look OK on the really old cars on the side of the hood but louvres on the top of hoods just looks silly to me. I also wonder about how well protected your engine is from rain. It has to be able to run in there. I know some people remove the inner fenders, or part of them, on our cars to keep it cooler under the hood. Quote
martybose Posted September 29, 2009 Report Posted September 29, 2009 i just visited a plymouth street rod friend.. he had put spacers in the rear of the hood , making a 1/2 inch or so gap along the rear facing the windshield. he said it pulled lots of hot air that otherwise wouldnt flow under and out...also kept his windshield warm. so it doesnt fit tight agaiinst the cowl lacing, but you could barely see it. i wonder..??!! maybe a good idea.interesting what creative things folks will do.! bill Maybe it works that way at low speeds. At higher speeds the base of the windshield actually becomes a high pressure area, and the air flow would be into the open rear edge of the hood and out the bottom. Marty Quote
laynrubber Posted October 20, 2009 Report Posted October 20, 2009 Yup at higher speeds the base of the windshield becomes a high pressure. At slow speeds or stopped the raised hood would allow heat out. Quote
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